Virginia Dealer Manual - Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles
Virginia Dealer Manual - Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles
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<strong>Virginia</strong> <strong>Dealer</strong>’s <strong>Manual</strong><br />
October 1, 2009<br />
7.2.5 Provisions & Restrictions Concerning Temporary License Plates<br />
<strong>Dealer</strong>s are not required to maintain and issue temporary plates, although you may<br />
choose to do so as a convenience for your customers. If you do issue temporary plates,<br />
you must follow all DMV rules and regulations.<br />
DMV does not require you to charge a fee for issuing temporary plates. However if you<br />
do charge your customers for this service, the fee cannot exceed the fee charged by DMV<br />
for the plates.<br />
A DSD-5 or VSA-01 must always be completed for each set <strong>of</strong> temporary plates you<br />
issue. This form serves the following functions:<br />
a. application made by purchaser for temporary plates<br />
b. authorization for you to legally issue plates to the purchaser<br />
c. an <strong>of</strong>ficial record <strong>of</strong> which temporary tag number has been assigned to a specific<br />
purchaser and vehicle<br />
You, the dealer must:<br />
a. distribute the copies as indicated on the form<br />
b. submit the original copy <strong>of</strong> the form to DMV with application for title<br />
c. file the dealer’s copy <strong>of</strong> the form at your dealership for a period <strong>of</strong> at least five<br />
years<br />
d. issue temporary license plates only on the date <strong>of</strong> the sale <strong>of</strong> the vehicle<br />
e. ensure the plates are valid for 30 calendar days from the date <strong>of</strong> vehicle purchase<br />
(not applicable if participating in the PoD program)<br />
f. not extend the expiration date on temporary plates (not applicable if participating<br />
in the PoD program)<br />
g. not loan temporary plates to your customers or to another dealer (not applicable if<br />
participating in the PoD program)<br />
h. not issue a set <strong>of</strong> temporary plates for a vehicle sold to an individual by another<br />
dealer, or for a vehicle sold directly by one individual to another (not applicable if<br />
participating in the PoD program).<br />
i. exchange a supply <strong>of</strong> temporary plates only between your principal place <strong>of</strong><br />
business and any <strong>of</strong> your supplemental locations (vice versa) (not applicable if<br />
participating in the PoD program)<br />
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